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 Sheri's Ranch, located 60 miles west of Las Vegas, posted a
tongue-in-cheek open letter on its blog on Wednesday citing the
75-year-old Democrat’s support for gay rights, his opposition to a
nearby nuclear waste repository and his efforts on behalf of
Obamacare.
“Thank you for making it illegal for insurance companies to deny
Nevada's legal hookers the right to health care,” said the letter,
which went on to tout the many benefits of the brothel as a party
site, including a “beautiful 20 acre property with a hotel and
restaurant on-site.
“As far as activities that we can offer attendees, many of your
colleagues are intimately aware of our offerings,” the letter added,
before listing some options available to patrons.
 A brothel representative did not immediately respond to a request
for comment. But a ranch spokesman told the Pahrump Valley Times
that it was extending the offer despite Reid's longstanding
criticism of legal prostitution in Nevada.
“We realized he actually did more good to Nevada’s brothel industry
than ill, over the course of his political career," Sheri's Ranch
spokesman Jeremy Lemur told the paper. "His actions have actually
improved the lives of Nevada brothel workers.”
Prostitution is legal in many mostly rural Nevada counties in
regulated and licensed brothels, although sex work is outlawed in
Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, as well as in the state
capital.
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A spokesman for Reid did not immediately return a message seeking
comment on the brothel's letter.
Reid, who recently suffered an accident while exercising, said in a
video message last week he would not seek re-election next year, and
threw his weight behind New York Senator Chuck Schumer to replace
him as leader after he leaves office.
"The job of minority leader of the United States Senate is just as
important as being the majority leader," Reid said in the video. "It
gives you so much opportunity to do good things for this country.
And that's what I am focused on."
(Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Dan Grebler)
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